Article: Energetic Alternatives

"Whenever I drive into Georgetown for dinner, there is always a parking space for me within a block of the restaurant," says Jim Traecy, noting a perk that comes with his seven-foot-long, electric-powered, non-polluting car. "You know, the kind of space that a regular car just can't quite fit into."

Every so often, Traecy, who drives his electric car daily, plugs it into an electrical outlet overnight to recharge the seven batteries that keep it moving.

Visitors to the National Mall Wednesday between 10 a.m. and dusk can see Traecy's car as part of the Sun Day Alternative Energy exhibit set up for Earth Day. Representatives from at least 40 other groups, including solar energy and ...

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